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I had lunch with a friend of mine recently who told me he had a great idea for a small business. This friend has been stuck in a 9-5 job for a few years now and has been playing with the idea of starting a side business for a while. After we started talking he told me that he’s not as excited about …

Last month my YouTube channel got a copyright strike. That happens when you violate some copyright rule and post content you don’t own. In my case, it was Viacom who went after me and removed a video of mine, showing some footage from an old Hey Arnold episode. I won’t get into the whole case, I’ll only mention that what …

One of the things I like most about running an online business is how effective my time-for-money is. It’s similar to investing in real estate, only MUCH cheaper. When you invest in real estate, you put a bunch of money up front, and then you either sell it for more or keep getting dividends from it on a steady basis. …

As we approach Thanksgiving we start seeing all these flash deals popping up everywhere for Black Friday. 80% off here, half off there, and we kinda got used to this as the normal way businesses work. Despite the mass popularity of Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales I will not be having any sales or discounts. As a matter of fact, I never will. …

This post is about why domain or brand names don’t matter. If you’ve ever started a company, or thought about doing so, you’ve probably spend a good amount of time coming up with the “perfect” domain name. Naming your brand is hard. It’s like naming your child. I really like coming up with names for things, and I spend quite a …

After graduation, before starting Bloop Animation, I had a few goals. I wanted to get into Pixar I wanted to get hired as a director I wanted to have a book published I wanted to make more animated shorts These are all nice goals to have. The problem with those goals is that they all require someone else’s approval. No matter …

One of the reasons I love being an entrepreneur, and really don’t like having a job, is what I’m left with after a project is done. I’ll explain: I love the idea of legacy. Of having evergreen content, products and creative projects. I love the process of building a body of work. When I freelance at a studio, the project I finish …